Today was a silly episode. I was in an odd mood: both firm about what I wanted to work on and scattered in thought. How can one be both focused and all over the map? A mix of tiredness and excitement rolled together, perhaps? The main thrust of the session was looking at what drives us, what drives our characters, and then also the driver itself—the narrator. I got a lot of inspiration about types of narrators (character, omniscient, and ambiguous) from Mario Vargas Llosa's book Letter to a Young Novelist. From there came a narration challenge. And so, what do a scared human, a blue turtle, and a comfy couch have in common? Listen to find out! Thanks for rolling with me today!

Today's song: "Bird in the Thyme" by Tiny Ruins

Link to the playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0U16u8aKdIrHoFugoWzRec?si=f0bb493e873e4936

Other links:

Letters to a Young Novelist by Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Natasha Wimmer: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780312421724 

Neil Gaiman's Masterclass: https://www.masterclass.com/classes/neil-gaiman-teaches-the-art-of-storytelling

Neil Gaiman's A Calendar of Tales: https://soundcloud.com/a-calendar-of-tales/sets/a-calendar-of-tales

The list of prompts from A Calendar of Tales on SFSignal.com: https://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2013/08/short-fiction-friday-neil-gaimans-a-calendar-of-tales/

Thanks for writing with me today!